4 – Day Easter Retreat March 2018

For You and Your Lovely - AUD $2,980.00 For You and Your Lovely King Room (shared facilities) - AUD $2,980.00 Just for You King Room (shared facilities) - AUD $1,990.00 Just For You: Mountain-View King (with ensuite) - AUD…

About us

Slow down and breathe. Our four-day Easter retreat puts you back in touch with what matters to you. With his 40,000 hours of practice, Frank helps you get started with Iyengar yoga and strengthen and deepen your practice, creating greater focus and insight.

Walk or cycle through the Grampians National Park in the free time between your daily yoga practices and Jane Gibb’s scrumptious gourmet meals. Rest, read or enjoy great company. Book a massage. Sample our local cafés and restaurants. Or simply soak up the stunning mountain views from our peaceful, architect-designed accommodation.

“For me, retreats at Griffins Hill are always a time of replenishment and renewal. Frank and Jane are a tuned-in team and their distinctive gifts make this happen. The beautiful environment adds its own nurture.” Christina, Melbourne

Your Easter retreat schedule

Friday

12:00pm Welcome lunch. Retreat gates open

2:30 – 5:30 Coming Together Yoga Workshop

7:00pm Damn delightful dinner

9:00 Rest

Saturday

6:00am Pranayama

7:30 Light refreshments

8:00 – 11:00am Deep Yoga Workshop

11:30pm Beautiful brunch

1:00pm Explore, rest or indulge in a massage

4:30 – 6:00pm Restorative yoga

7:00 – 9:00pm Divine dinner

Sunday

7:30 Light refreshments

8:00 – 11:00am Deep Yoga Workshop

11:30 Brilliant brunch

1:00 Explore, rest or indulge in a massage

4:30 – 6:00pm Restorative yoga

7:00 OMG dinner

9:00 Deeply satisfying rest

Monday

7:30 Light refreshments

8:00 – 11:00am Bringing it Together Yoga Workshop

11:30pm See you next time brunch

2:00pm Farewell (feeling fabulous)

About the
Venue and Teacher

Iyengar Yoga Retreats and FoodGriffins Hill is a peaceful, contemporary, architect designed yoga retreat set within a six acre bountiful landscaped garden, two kilometres from Dunkeld in Victoria's west. Surrounded by panoramic views of the Southern Grampians, Griffins Hill yoga retreats focus on yoga, rest and organic vegetarian meals. About Us Frank Jesse: All classes at Griffins Hill yoga retreat are taught by Frank Jesse, who is one of just 27 Senior Iyengar Teachers in Australia.Senior Teacher is the highest designation that a teacher is accredited by the BKS Iyengar Association of Australia.Frank has spent more than 40,000 hours teaching and practising yoga for the past 25 years and has attended classes run by the founding master of Iyengar yoga, Mr BKS Iyengar, at his school in Pune, India. He has taught many other Iyengar teachers practising today.Frank Jesse and Jane Gibb started Clifton Hill Yoga Studio in 1995, building it into the highly successful Iyengar yoga school that it remains today. Frank introduced innovations in teaching methods, such as the week-long morning intensive courses (before work hours for five working days), which are now commonplace in many yoga schools.Griffins Hill is another innovative idea, combining a full program of yoga and delicious organic vegetarian fare, mostly home-grown, with the chance to walk around the spectacular local bushland and visit neighboring sights.Running yoga retreats and weekly yoga classes at Griffins Hill, Frank has further refined his teaching skills and become highly regarded for his ability to cater to the differing needs of individual students, who range widely in age (up to 80) and ability.Here's how Frank discovered yoga, and why it became so important to him."building a mud brick house changed my life. My parents purchased a bush block in the Yarra Valley back in the '70s. I was a teenager, and my brothers, sisters Mum and Dad all set about building this massive three-story house out of mud bricks all individually made.I didn’t realise at the time, but this experience shaped my attitude to life. Later, when I first started to practice yoga, I realised that becoming a yoga teacher was the same sort of journey. We built that house one brick at a time. I built my yoga practice one pose, one muscle at a time. I learned to love big projects, like starting Griffins Hill retreat, and to enjoy working slowly over a long period of time, little by little to create something really worthwhile."

Frank Jesse : All classes at Griffins Hill yoga retreat are taught by Frank Jesse, who is one of just 27 Senior Iyengar Teachers in Australia. Senior Teacher is the highest designation that a teacher is accredited by the BKS Iyengar Association of Australia. Frank has spent more than 40,000 hours teaching and practicing yoga in the past 25 years and has attended classes run by the founding master of Iyengar yoga, Mr BKS Iyengar, at his school in Pune, India. He has taught many other Iyengar teachers practicing today. Frank Jesse and Jane Gibb started Clifton Hill Yoga Studio in 1995, building it into the highly successful Iyengar yoga school that it remains today. Frank introduced innovations in teaching methods, such as the week-long morning intensive courses (before work hours for five working days), which are now commonplace in many yoga schools. Griffins Hill is another innovative idea, combining a full program of yoga and delicious organic vegetarian fare, mostly home-grown, with the chance to walk around the spectacular local bushland and visit neighboring sights. Running yoga retreats and weekly yoga classes at Griffins Hill, Frank has further refined his teaching skills and become highly regarded for his ability to cater to the…

4 – Day Easter Retreat March 2018

4 – Day Easter Retreat March 2018

4 – Day Easter Retreat March 2018

at Griffins Hill Iyengar Yoga Retreat

For You and Your Lovely - AUD $2,980.00 For You and Your Lovely King Room (shared facilities) - AUD $2,980.00 Just for You King Room (shared facilities) - AUD $1,990.00 Just For You: Mountain-View King (with ensuite) - AUD…

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For You and Your Lovely - AUD $2,980.00 For You and Your Lovely King Room (shared facilities) - AUD $2,980.00 Just for You King Room (shared facilities) - AUD $1,990.00 Just For You: Mountain-View King (with ensuite) - AUD…

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